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The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration
of religions as social systems- both in Western and non-Western
societies; in particular, it examines religions in their
differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural
systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is
given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a
clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical
data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the
religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or
media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their
construction of identity, and their relation to society and the
wider public are key issues of this series.
This book examines the role of the emerging African nations in the
new international order of the twenty-first century. Since the end
of the Cold War, little significance has been placed on the African
continent in the security and political considerations of the
Western world. However, post-9/11 international security has been
redefined, and new challenges have been identified. Thus, at the
beginning of the twenty-first century, Africa is facing a variety
of new security challenges. Africa has become an increasingly
important battleground in the fight against terrorism. Since the
beginning of 2011, the new revolutions, now known as the Arab
Spring, that swept through North Africa have created new challenges
for the African continent and are compounding the African peoples'
struggles for poverty alleviation, state stability, security,
socio-political and socio-economic development, democracy, and good
governance. In addition to these crises of civil war, ethnic
conflict, state insecurity, and rampant corruption at all levels,
the HIV/AIDS pandemic has ravaged the continent for the past four
decades. The only major pan-African organization-the African
Union-is unable to lead and defend the continent effectively. At
this crucial period when the continent is confronted with these
myriad of security challenges, it needs effective, strong
leadership that possesses both human and natural resources to play
a leadership role in Africa and lead the continent in the new
global order of the twenty-first century. The contributors to this
volume analyze many of these issues and place them in the wider
context of global security.
This book examines the role of the emerging African nations in the
new international order of the twenty-first century. Since the end
of the Cold War, little significance has been placed on the African
continent in the security and political considerations of the
Western world. However, post-9/11 international security has been
redefined, and new challenges have been identified. Thus, at the
beginning of the twenty-first century, Africa is facing a variety
of new security challenges. Africa has become an increasingly
important battleground in the fight against terrorism. Since the
beginning of 2011, the new revolutions, now known as the Arab
Spring, that swept through North Africa have created new challenges
for the African continent and are compounding the African peoples
struggles for poverty alleviation, state stability, security,
socio-political and socio-economic development, democracy, and good
governance. In addition to these crises of civil war, ethnic
conflict, state insecurity, and rampant corruption at all levels,
the HIV/AIDS pandemic has ravaged the continent for the past four
decades. The only major pan-African organization the African Union
is unable to lead and defend the continent effectively. At this
crucial period when the continent is confronted with these myriad
of security challenges, it needs effective, strong leadership that
possesses both human and natural resources to play a leadership
role in Africa and lead the continent in the new global order of
the twenty-first century. The contributors to this volume analyze
many of these issues and place them in the wider context of global
security."
Once a year Muslims from around the world-representing a vast range
of ethnicities, incomes, ages, and attitudes-perform the Hajj
(pilgrimage) and converge in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi
Arabia. Now, the global diversity of Muslims at the Hajj is almost
repliacted in the United States: new immigrants, Muslims whose
families have been here for generations, and converts are coming
together, seeing what unites them and what issues they face
together. Project MAPS (Muslims in the American Public Square)
began in 1999 to provide much-needed information on this
understudied and immensely diverse group of six million Americans.
This first volume emerging from the project, Muslims' Place in the
American Public Square, shows where the American Muslim community
fits into the American religious and civic landscape both before
and after 9/11. Renowned scholars contribute theoretical, legal,
historical, and sociological perspectives on how Muslims function
in both their own institutions and others. For classes in religion
or the social sciences, or for anyone interested in this
increasingly significant community, Muslims' Place in the American
Public Square provides a current, balanced introduction.
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